Spine

"Spine" in German

Buchrücken

(bound edge of a book)

Dorn

(rigid, pointed surface protuberance or needle-like structure)

Rücken

(bound edge of a book)

Rückgrat

(backbone)

Rückgrat

(courage or assertiveness)

Stachel

(rigid, pointed surface protuberance or needle-like structure)

Wirbelsäule

(backbone)

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